MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Train ride

I joined the Navy Reserves when I was 16 and still in high school. Drilled on the weekends. Then..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Smokes--7 cents at the Gedunk

Fresh out of high school, clean-cut from Nevada, Iowa, in June 1953. U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, CA, during..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Another NEVER RAISE YOUR HAND story

On March 10, 1953, myself and two friends were sworn into the US Navy in Columbia, SC. There were..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Clean tiles

I was drafted in early 1944. During processing at Fort McPherson I was assigned to the Army Air Forces and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Still can't sing

April, 1960, Lackland AFB. During the last week of basic, I was caught "looking around" in the chow line. The..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Then, now and beyond

There was a bird with a yellow bill That perched upon my window sill I drew it near with a crust of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The day after basic

I graduated from AF Basic Training in the summer of 1965. Me and two other guys were to remain at..
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Lee Greenwood receives Certificate of Appreciation
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Lee Greenwood receives Certificate of Appreciation

Rockaway, NJ
American Legion Post 344’s Executive Board authorized the awarding of a “Certificate of Appreciation” to singer/songwriter Lee Greenwood for his..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The bomb dump on Sheppard AFB

In basic training in 1967; I was in AF Flight 296 on Sheppard AFB in Amarillo, Texas. Our barracks were..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Visiting a hero

I was a corpsman with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam 1967-1968. I spent all of my time at Delta..
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SALUTE TO NURSES

Taking care of veterans

I spent 19 years at the Minneapolis veterans hospital as a Nurse Anesthetist in surgery. Those were the most rewarding..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Join the Navy and see the world

I joined the Navy after getting my pre-induction physical notice for the Army in August 1965. I went to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A military mosquito’s memorial

Early summer of 1966, I was stationed in Cape May, N.J. undergoing basic training for USCG. It was early..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training - Fort Ord

My basic training memory actually goes back before I enlisted in the Army. You see, I wanted to enlist in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Surprising MOS classification

Entering the Air Force in 1963 with a test result of 97% mechanical aptitude would have made you think Motor..
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OTHER

"Not Home Yet"

Palm City, FL
My name is Gale Baker and I have many family members [mostly deceased] who served honorably in the military. Some..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Hospital corners and using the word "sir"

I was born into and brought up in the military (my father joined the Army in 1939 and stayed in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training, Fort Ord

My basic training memory goes back before I enlisted in the Army. You see, I want to enlist in the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Guardian Bullet

A soldier's thrilled when the last bullet rang out through the sky Until he realized there was a sharp pain in his..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Always toot your horn

It was January 1955 and I had just arrived at Great Lakes Naval training Center, and it was bitter cold...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Don't never volunteer for nothing!

Upon completion of Basic, I was sent to Fort Bliss for the NIKE missile school. While waiting for the beginning..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Sweep ... two, three, four

Fresh out of high school, I joined the Army in 1951 and reported to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation in Pennsylvania..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Swim lessons

During Basic Training at Fort Ord in 1955, we were lined up by the swimming pool ready to separate swimmers..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Sgt. Ireland of D-6-2

Late in 1964 it became apparent that President Johnson would be expanding President Kennedy's war, so I enlisted in the..
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Post 547, Monroeville, Ohio, holds 5th District Oratorical Contest
ORATORICAL CONTEST

Post 547, Monroeville, Ohio, holds 5th District Oratorical Contest

Monroeville, OH
On Saturday, Feb. 25, Legion Post 547 in Monroeville, Ohio, held its third successful 5th District Oratorical Contest, giving out..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Benefits of speaking broken English

Having escaped from communist East Germany into West Germany, I aualified under a special refugee quota to immigrate to the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

M-14 cleaning

It was a rainy day at Ft. Jackson SC in November of 1964. Our Company Co B 4Th Bn 1st..
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Legion Post 171 recognizes Americanism and Government winners from three Westerville high schools
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Legion Post 171 recognizes Americanism and Government winners from three Westerville high schools

Westerville, OH
American Legion Young-Budd Post 171 of Westerville recognized its 2016 Americanism and Government test winners at its February business meeting..
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OTHER

Honoring our veterans

Spearfish, SD
The Spearfish, S.D., Post 164 family is hosting their second annual American Legion Ball, in conjunction with the American Legion..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training: Army field expediency

I was taking Army ROTC summer camp training at Ft. Riley, KS in 1970. We were bivouacked in the..
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